Colts are keeping their options open with No. 6 overall pick

Sure, the Indianapolis Colts weren’t going to show their hand in what they will do with the No. 6 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft but it seems they will keep their options open when the time comes.

A lot will change leading up to April 26, the first night of the draft, and Colts owner and CEO Jim Irsay feels the team will keep all of their options open when they are on the clock.

Irsay on the upcoming No. 6-overall pick: “We could go pass rusher, we could go franchise running back, we could go offensive lineman.” Says team doesn’t feel pressure to go one direction or another; all could help in achieving goal of sustained success moving forward.

There are a few specific names that could be dropped in analyzing this statement. The pass rusher is most likely NC State’s Bradley Chubb, while the running back is Penn State’s Saquon Barkley and the offensive lineman is probably Notre Dame’s Quenton Nelson.

Holding the No. 6 overall pick, the Colts are likely hoping that Chubb is the one that falls to them, seeing as they have a massive need to address the pass rush and the value would be great there.

Nelson and Barkley are both very well deserving of the pick and should Chubb be off the board when the Colts are on the clock, they could look to those two prospects as well.

The Colts also have the option of trading back, especially to a team like the Buffalo Bills, who are in dire need of a quarterback. That would move the Colts back again but general manager Chris Ballard would be able to accumulate more picks to reconstruct the roster.

The Colt still have a month until the draft and a lot will change until they get on the clock but they will have some options at the No. 6 pick.